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    Prohibition During the 1920’s to early 30’s the Eighteenth Amendment was established to end the production of alcohol in the United States. This was a fourteen year long reform that caused a rise of crime and violence in America. Many passed this Amendment thinking that many would benefit from the absence of alcohol. For example The Anti-Saloon League of America. This was an organization that originated in Oberlin‚ Ohio in 1893 and believed in temperance. Their goal in the 1900s was to rid America

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    1920s Women's Lifestyle

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    During the 1920’s‚ women’s lives have changed in many different ways. After World War 1‚ American women’s were looking for fun. Women’s became more independent‚ achieving greater freedoms. For example‚ right to vote‚ more job opportunities ‚ freedom of speech‚ and many more. The number of women teachers‚ doctors‚ secretaries and nurses rose. Women earned less than men which they discriminated against. President Wilson declared himself in favor of women suffrage so the Nineteenth Amendment was ratified

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    the boom in America was an electric time for most americans‚ life as just beginning but the life style of many americans led to the great depression. the first world war as the peek for most farmers because europe was in demand of agriculture and food. in order for farmers to meet the minimum requirements for the growing demand for food‚ machinery was invented such as tractors‚ but not all the farmers could afford the expensive machinery. many of the smaller farmers sold their farms to the larger

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    opportunity to tell differing views on creation in their classrooms. Also‚ most notably‚ there were women who were tired of being forced to be housewives and demanded to be treated as equals among the men. The crisis in values that occurred during the 1920’s‚ as insignificant as it might seem today‚ forced Americans to reshape their way of thinking and make changes that left important effects on the years to come. Contrary

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    Theater 176 Lyndrup Long Time Since Yesterday Long Time Since Yesterday was a play by PJ Gibson and directed by Joy Vandervort-Cobb. This was very different from the first play that we were required to see. Outrage was more appealing in an intellectual way and Long Time Since Yesterday deals more with the social end. Although I enjoyed both plays‚ Long Time Since Yesterday was more entertaining to me. I thought that everything from the cast to the set to the plot in general was very well

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    SAMPLE DBQ. ESSAY As a nation coming out of a devastating war‚ America faced many changes in the 1920s. It was a decade of growth and improvements. As immigrants fled from Europe‚ the economy improved‚ and new machines offered convenience and luxury from the kitchen to the streets. However‚ with all change comes opposition. The 1920s revealed a conflict between traditional America and the new attitude and lifestyle through the changing role of women‚ continued dominance of Christian

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    The 1920s were a huge decade in terms of innovations. It quickly grew and gained popularity. One of the biggest innovations were airplanes. Airplanes and the aviation industry changed and transformed in the 1920s. Prior to World War One‚ airplanes were really rare. World War One hastened the development of bettered‚ longer lasting airplanes. After the war‚ people see a change and America sees a mass production of airplanes. The continual development of airplanes really helped America’s success back

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    Western and Northern Europe continued as they had for centuries. Immigrants from Eastern‚ Southern Europe‚ Canada and Latin America came after the 1880’s‚ as well. By 1920‚ Eastern and Southern Europe made up 70 percent of immigrants entering the country‚ and after the war of 1914most had dropped off due to restrictions imposed in the 1920’s. Immigrants made their way to America from their predecessors‚ escaping religion‚ racial‚ and political persecution in hopes to seek relief of economic relief and

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    In the 1920s politicians and leading Canadians took an active role in discriminating against all ethnic groups other than white Anglo-Saxons. They achieved this by feeding the dark side of humanity: fear of different cultures‚ prejudice and xenophobia. In the 1920s Canada treated different peoples unjustly. The Chinese were faced with ridiculous laws‚ the Native Americans were forced to forfeit their culture and the Ukrainians were treated with suspicion wherever they went. In the 1920s the Aboriginals

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    Langston Hughs 1920s

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    freer with dress and attitude. Furthermore‚ music was revolutionized with the new melodies of jazz and blues. Even religion became less constricted‚ as creationism was questioned by many Americans. Additionally‚ one of the most developed areas of the 1920’s was black culture and literature. The “New Negro Movement” and the Harlem Renaissance‚ the literary and artistic aspect of this movement‚ transformed the mindset of America’s black population‚ encouraging them to embrace their own culture. Artists

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